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Medical School
Yale University School of Medicine, 1950

Internship
University of Chicago Clinics, 1950-1951

Residency and Fellowship
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1951-1952, 1954-1956

Board Certification
American Board of Dermatology, 1957

Faculty Positions
University of Pennsylvania, 1956-1957
Boston University School of Medicine, 1957-1977
University of Iowa College of Medicine, 1978-present

Societies, Organizations and Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha
American Academy of Dermatology: Board of Directors 1976-1980

President 1982-1983
Presidential Citation 1990, 1993 & 2000;
Gold Medal 1994
Master of Dermatology 1998

American Board of Dermatology:

Director 1982-1992
President 1991-1992
Associate Executive Director 1993-present

American Dermatological Association:

Secretary 1986-1991
President 1991-1992

American Federation for Clinical Research
American Skin Association:

Board of Directors 1992-1999
Association of American Physicians
Association of Professors of Dermatology

Council for Medical Specialty Societies:

President 1985-1986

Dermatology Foundation:

President 1972-1974

International Committee of Dermatology:

Member 1987-2002
President 1992-1997

International League of Dermatological Societies:
President 1992-1997

Iowa Dermatological Society:

President 1990-1992

Sigma Xi
Society for Investigative Dermatology:

Secretary-Treasurer 1968-1974
President 1975-1976
Stephen Rothman Award 1988

8th World Congress of Dermatology:

President 1992

Journal of Investigative Dermatology:

Editorial Board 1977-1982

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology:

Editorial Board 1978-1988

Research Interests
Physiology and biochemistry of human sebaceous glands
Pathophysiology and treatment of acne
Clinical Subspecialty Interests
Acne
General Dermatology